Scope of CM Housing Scheme (Rural) Expanded | 24 Sep 2025

Why in News?

The Uttar Pradesh government has expanded the Chief Minister’s Housing Scheme (Rural) to include marginalised OBC sub-castes, ensuring more inclusive housing benefits for rural populations.

Key Points

• About:  
  • Launched in 2018, the Chief Minister’s Rural Housing Scheme has been instrumental in providing shelter to homeless and economically backward families, including those affected by natural disasters, leprosy, Kala-azar, and disability.
  • The scheme operates alongside the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-Gramin) but specifically covers those excluded from central housing initiatives.
  • In 2024, the government included widowed women between the ages of 18 to 50 years in the priority list, recognising their vulnerability and need for special support.
• Expansion of Beneficiary List: 
  • The government has added the 'Sapera' and 'Jogi' sub-castes to the priority list of beneficiaries under the Chief Minister’s Housing Scheme (Rural). 
  • The 'Sapera' community, residing in Mathura, Prayagraj, and Saharanpur districts, and the 'Jogi' community, with approximately 200 families in the Maitha development block of Kanpur Dehat district, are now eligible for the scheme.
  • Previously, the Chero tribe from Sonbhadra and Varanasi districts was also added to the priority list.